IWCA Chapters in Formation

At least the first three steps of the IWCA Chapter Formation Protocol have been completed in the following countries: China, Canada, & Panama.

Additional resources:

• IWCA Chapter Case Studies

IWCA Chapters are independent, volunteer-driven, community impact organizations. Contact information is listed below to facilitate partnership building. Contributions can be made to specific IWCA Chapters through the IWCA Online Donations Portal.

President: Joselyne Nineza Vice President: Rosa Paula Nahimana

• 2,000+ members, 90%+ identify as coffee producers

• Regions: Kayanza, Ngozi, Mwar et Muyinga

• Strategic Priorities: increase family incomes, increase coffee quality, training for farmers

• Chapter reflections on 10+ years and what’s to come.

• Case Study: Working Together Grows Quality & Premiums

President: Patricia Tomaino  Vice President: Rebecca Kamgue

• Member data collection in progress, majority are coffee producers

• Regions: Western Cameroon

• Chapter reflections on 10+ years and what’s to come.

• Strategic Priorities: farmer access to market, opening new cafe to support domestic coffee consumption & culture

President: Marie Paul Vice President: Lydie Kasonia

President: Sara Yirga Vice President: Anh Yassin

President: Josphine Ndikwe Vice President: Faith Karimi

• Founded in 2022

• Strategic Priorities: Market access and logistics, facilitating industry connections and knowledge sharing, and access to financing.
  

President: Immy Kamarade Vice President: Anitha Keza

• 270 beneficiaries, all coffee producers

• Regions: all coffee regions in Rwanda

• Strategic Priorities: support rural women producers to own their own trees, build traceability partnerships

• Chapter reflections on 10+ years and what’s to come.

• Recent projects include land purchase & business development for new women’s cooperative; GIZ-funded blockchain project applying traceability from women producers to roasted coffee sold in Europe.

President: Bahati Miwilo  Vice President: Ida Mkamba  

• Also known as TAWOCA (Tanzanian Women in Coffee Association)

• Member data collection in progress

• Regions: Mbeya, Songwe, Kilimanjar, Songea

• Chapter reflections on 10+ years and what’s to come.

• Strategic Priorities: build capacity of Chapter, increase access to training for coffee quality and business development

President: Doreen Rweihangwe Vice President: Ruth Lwetabe

• 230+ members: 68% identify as coffee producers, 26% as coffee workers

• Districts: Ibanda, Mityana, Luwero, Kapchorwa, Sironko

• Strategic Priorities: Lobby & advocacy, economic access & empowerment, shared decision-making training

• Case Study: Bootcamp Builds Seed to Cup Strength

• 2020 5 Region Farmer Data Collection to inform work to build advocacy network. See video documentary for more project results.

• Chapter reflections on 10+ years and what’s to come.

• Go Fund Me Campaign to fund staff support for IWCA Uganda in Kampala (goes live on December 1).

IWCA Chapters are independent, volunteer-driven, community impact organizations. Contact information is listed below to facilitate partnership building. Contributions can be made to specific IWCA Chapters through the IWCA Online Donations Portal.

IWCA Yemen

President: Sameeha Al-Almutwkel Vice President: Entsar Ali Al-Abidi

• Also known as Ezhar Organization for Development

• 17 members, coffee producers & workers

• Regions: all regions in Yemen

• Strategic Priorities: seeking support for Chapter capacity building, local and international coffee sales, funds to launch local storefront.

IWCA Chapters are independent, volunteer-driven, community impact organizations. Contact information is listed below to facilitate partnership building. Contributions can be made to specific IWCA Chapters through the IWCA Online Donations Portal.

President: Ms. Sunalini Menon Secretary: Ms. Deepali Gupta

• Also known as Women’s Coffee Alliance-India (WCA-I)

• Members: 27, Beneficiaries: 1,100+

• Regions: Bangalore, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and other coffee-growing regions

• Strategic Priorities: annual celebration, “Coffee Santhe” to raise funding to support Health Camp (see video); strategies to promote Indian coffee

• Case Study: Building Awareness, Strengthening Communities

• Expert Roundtable: I Tasted Robusta and I Love Its Depth and Complexity

President: Francisca Indirsiani Vice President: Yusuf Rahmah

President: Nang Sein Myaning Vice President: Than Than Aye

President: Pacita Juan Vice President: Princess Kumulah Sug-Elardo

• Member data collection underway

• Regions: all coffee regions in the Philippines

• Strategic Priorities: support rural women producers, increase domestic and international market for Philippines coffee

• Case Study: Women’s Leadership Creates Pathway to Peace

• Case Study: Returning to Coffee Farming Builds a Future

• Expert Roundtable: I Tasted Robusta and I Love Its Depth and Complexity

President: Catherine Pianga Vice President: Jacqueline Ruguna

PNGWICA Strategic Plan 2021 – 2025 is a succinct plan that brings together our dreams and aspirations, programs and activities that we have been and are engaged in and crafts a path into the future that we desire and aspire for.

There are six thematic program areas that  PNGWICA working in;

1. Productivity Improvement

2. Scaling & Sustainable  Production

3. Marketing

4. Information Technology & Communication Management

5. Regulatory, Legal & Policy Environment

6. Institutional Capacity Strengthening

Learn More about PNGWICAPresentation

President: Anh Dao Ngoc Vice President: Kim Chung Dao

IWCA Chapters are independent, volunteer-driven, community impact organizations. Contact information is listed below to facilitate partnership building. Contributions can be made to specific IWCA Chapters through the IWCA Online Donations Portal.

President: Miriam de Monteiro Aguiar Vice President: CristianeYuki Minami

President: Lilia Cardona Vice President: Ana Maria Donneys

For the IWCA Colombia, this is our main goal to have a leading role in the national coffee industry promoting gender equality and creating opportunities for women in coffee of Colombia.

Women need economic independence to empower themselves, to have a decision-making role in their families, coffee should be a possible solution that provides women with a sustainable income that guarantees wellbeing for them and their families.

Coffee women in Quindio: 1 747

Hectares of coffee crops: 6 160.78

Coffee produced by Women: 124 842.70 Kg

President: Kathia Zamora Afaro, Vice President: Gabriela Miranda Loría

• Also known as Alianza de Mujeres en Café de Costa Rica

• Members: 12+, Estimated beneficiaries: 5,000

• Regions: All coffee growing regions.

• Strategic Priorities: supporting farming communities, working to build partnerships to continue Chapter operations

President: Maria Estefani Zapata, Vice President: Maria Moreta

• Members: 280+; 50%+ coffee producers, 40%+ coffee workers

• Regions: All regions in country.

• Strategic Priorities: promote leadership of women coffee producers at national and international levels; build organizational capacity through education programs to strengthen women as business leaders.

• Working to launch Phase II of local roasting company with coffee from IWCA Chapter members. Phase I began in 2019 through a project with Caffe Vergnano who donated and shipped a coffee roaster to the Chapter in the Dominican Republic.

President: Maria Elena de Botto, Vice President: Maria Pacas

President: Patricia Rios, Vice President: Ana Isabel Giron

President: Orieta Pinto Vice President: Sarahi Chavéz

President: Marshalee Valentine Vice President: Dr. Anne Therese Birthwright

• Also known as Jamaican Women in Coffee (JaWiC)

• Regions: all regions of Jamaica and the diaspora

• Members: 9; estimated beneficiaries: 67+

• Strategic Priorities: Transform the coffee sector for women in coffee in Jamaica via field survey, quality, market access, sustainability, and leadership development.

• Project with Coffee Quality Institute: Higher Ground Uplifting Women in the Jamaican Coffee Industry

• Field Study Initiative Pilot Project Report: Exploratory Data Collection to Understand the Challenges Faced by Women in Coffee in Jamaica.

President: Rosa Elena Cantú, Vice President: Gisela Illescas Palma

• Also known as Alianza de Mujeres en Café de México

• 16 members: including producers, roasters, and baristas

• Coffee Producing Regions: Veracruz, Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz y Chiapas. Coffee Consuming Regions: México City and Monterrey.

• Strategic Priorities: facilitate business linkages, promote the visibility of women workers in the sector, provide tools for women’s empowerment, social and community development.

• Case Study: Putting a Strong and Empowered Foot First

President: Gabriela Figueroa-Hueck Vice-President: Alexa Marin

• Also known as Alianza de Mujeres en Café de Nicaragua

• 45 members. 40+% coffee producers

• Regions: Jinotega, Matagalpa, Nueva Segovia, Esteli, Boaco, Madriz and Managua.

• Strategic Priorities: Building partnerships for training, advice and business development. Amplify the visibility of women in the coffee in the international and national markets.

President: Anggela Sara Vice-President: Alexa Marin

Also known as Alianza de Mujeres en Café de Peru

• 7 members. Estimated 20+ direct beneficiaries

• Regions: All Regions of Peru

• Strategic Priorities: Consolidate the Espressate Woman competition as a platform for the development of future barista champions create a network of contacts in the coffee industry; cultivate leaders through training workshops and market platform.

• Case Study: Empowerment Begins with Healthy Families

• Case Study: Paving the Path for ALL Baristas in Peru

President: Jannina Poján Ruiz Vice President: Natalia Diaz

“We are a community of women, men, and young people working together for a common goal: developing professional skills, recognizing the value and strengths of each gender, and achieving greater equality in local communities and the Venezuelan coffee value chain,” said IWCA Venezuela President, Jannina Poján Ruiz.

The chapter is committed to establishing and maintaining critical dialogues with government entities to help develop a thriving coffee sector in the country.      

IWCA Chapters are independent, volunteer-driven, community impact organizations. Contact information is listed below to facilitate partnership building. Contributions can be made to specific IWCA Chapters through the IWCA Online Donations Portal.

President: Veronica Ponce Vice President: Melissa Garcia

• Members: 20+, majority are exporters, roasters, and retailers

• Regions: New South Wales and Victoria

• Strategic Priorities: provide a forum for networking and building connections across the value chain, create alliances with like-minded national and international organizations to achieve sustainability goals for all

• IWCA Australia 2021 Annual Report

Pending Chapter reorganization.

President: Marilena Kouidou Vice President: Eleni Michopoulou

”Our ultimate goal is to see more women join and succeed in the industry. We believe the time has come for such an initiative in our country, as society increasingly recognizes the importance of integration in all areas. We aim to have more women involved throughout the coffee value chain, and although Greece is a small country, it has a very significant coffee culture. As part of IWCA, we are committed to driving this change and making a meaningful impact.“

~Marilena Kouidou, Greece Chapter President

President: Talia Miceli Vice President: Eleonora Bernini

President: Yuko Itoi Vice President: Tomoko Nagase

President: Sarah Nayeon Kim Vice Presidents: Mira Song

• 40+ active members

• Strategic Priorities: Bridge the gap between coffee producers and consumers so that that both may gain knowledge and a better understanding of each other; support women farmers and increase awareness of women’s rights in the coffee market, educate and provide employment support for local women in the coffee business.

President: Diana Ayala Vice President: Chantal Demonty Cercos

• Our mission is to empower and connect women in the Spanish coffee industry to support their growth, visibility, and professional development within the coffee production chain.

• More information coming soon!

President: Renee Espinoza Vice President: Launtia Taylor

• Also known as US Women in Coffee Association

• Regions: Based in Chicago, reach extends across country.

• Strategic Priorities: Further knowledge and understanding of the history, fundamentals, art and science of coffee; build community to focus the voice of US WOMEN IN COFFEE in representing the specialty coffee industry.

• Discussion: Coffee Women’s Colloquium. Green Coffee Buying and the Supply Chain.